Saturday, 14 January 2012

Coastal Chic

I'm fortunate to live in one of the most beautiful areas in Australia. We have some of the most stunning beaches just a few minutes drive away from our home. Of course whenever you find stunning beaches you are also bound to find many stunning beach homes. As we are in the midst of Summer here in Australia, I thought I would post some photos of lovely homes that can only be described as "Coastal Chic".

In my opinion, if you are trying to obtain the coastal/beach feel in your home it is best to do it in a subtle way. Using coastal colours such as blues, greys, greens and sandy off-whites will reference the colours that you see in nature when you are by the ocean. Using bead board and pieces of coral as well as natural materials in furniture such as timber and rattan are excellent ways to achieve that coastal, holiday feel. Of course the most important thing to do is to make sure nothing is too perfect, after all spending time at the beach should make you feel relaxed, not uptight. One last point on coastal interiors - lots of sail boats and knotted nautical rope are perhaps best left in the past!﻿